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Giving Back

Why We're Different

THE LINUX BOX is a different kind of IT company, because
open source software is fundamentally different from any thing the IT
industry has seen before.

Written by users instead of for them, open-source software
meets user expectations differently, with different requirements for
training and support

Designed from the bottom up rather than top down, open-source
software can be excellent out-of-the box, but is often designed for
customization to meet precise business requirements

Written by people who care not just about free, but also about freedom, free software comes with a culture that adds a new kind of value to organizations willing to make the leap

Who We Are

We
are both small and independent. We've built our business around close
collaboration with customers, and on active participation in the
development of free software that continues around the world. This is good for our customers because:

Customers are assured that support of their custom code is perpetuated

Customers become vendor independent

Customers get the limelight and kudos for code they indirectly contribute

Customers increase control over IT services while reducing IT costs

Customers gain competitive advantage

THE LINUX BOX was established in 1999 with the goal of
providing regional, national and international customers with
professional, commercial services for open-source technology, helping
organizations to achieve the five (5) objectives listed above.

The Art of Giving

The Linux Box commits 20% of its budget to research, develop and
contribute open source software to the community. Code contributions include: OpenAFS, the network distributed file system;Moodle, an open source LMS (Learning Management System); Drupal, a content management system; dotProject, a project management and helpdesk system; Squid-cache, a caching proxy for the web; Tsung, a load testing tool; FirewallBuilder, The firewall management software; Mailman, the email lists manager;and a prenial favorite EiC C interpreter enhancement. These are but a few of the communities we contributed code to. Visit the complete list which is more extensive and download what you need.

The Linux Box directly funds and makes available open source projects such as most recently, Enkive, an open source email archiving system; Jobby, a LinuxBox-developed time reporting system that interfaces with dotProject, and SQL-Ledger - an open source ERP system; Tentacle, a Linux Box-developed squid-cache log analyzer & reporting tool; SISXML, a Linux Box-developed System Inventory Script; Visit the complete list and download what you need.

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